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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-02-10
New Use for Glover,

S. w: Macy of Colfax, Iowa, says
in the State Register:
We have always heard clover
praised by all our scientific agri-
culturists, so we are determined to
test its merits for a substitute for
the tea which we get from the
heather John, and of which we
know nothing, except that these
heathens get many millions annual
ly from the Americans for these
miserable dried leaves-of some
plant-we know not what. Well,
last summer when our clover came
in bloom we began to use it for tea.
All summer, just gathering the
heads, then for winter use, cutting
the whole plant and curing it nice
ly and then cutting up fine on the
cutting mill and storing for winter.
I lie flavor Of clover is not identical
with the imported and vile article
that we get at the country grocery,
but very pleasant and after few
weeks use will be preferred by 8
large majority of those who try it.
AS TO the healthfulness of red clio
Yer for tea for the millions there
can be no doubt. So let every body
go to their clover stack and selec
some bright samples and try it TO
themselves. Steep it just to sui
your taste, but ifyou boil it shor
time you will find that red clover i:
a very appropriate name.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-02-10
In a Tirer's Jaws,

DR.. Livingstone, who was severe
ly bitten by lion, said that when
the beast struck him with its paw
he lost consciousness and knew
nothing until after his rescue. The
doctor thought the lions blow q
merciful provision of nature, where
by the prey was freed from pain
while being torn to pieces.
An English officer, serving in In
dia, had q different experience
from Livingstone's while being
carried off by tiger. So far from
losing consciousness, he was never
more alive.
There had been hunt to afford
the Marquis of Hastings, the gov
ernor- general, some sport. The
tiger had been found and shot. AS
he Law motionless on the ground
every body supposed him to be dead.
But a tiger is not always as be
seems. He has been known to
charge s hundred yards with 8
bail in his heart.
This officer rashly approached
the stretched cut beast, when sud
denly coming to itself, it sprapg
upon the man. He fired q pistol
but missed. The next moment be
was in the tigers jaws, with his
right arm pinned down across his
breast, utterly powerless and being
carried into the jungle.
In q minnie or two the tiger, in
order to carry its burden with
greater ease, chucked the officer u
into the air ard caught him by the
thigh as be fell.
The cool, self-controlled officer
through suffering agony, drew an
other pistol, introduced its muzz!,
into the tigers ear, and pulled thu
trigger. The brute fell dead with
out struggle.
Lord Hastings promoted the Of
ficer on the spot for his courage
and calmness. But the snap of tn
tigers teeth in recatching him a
he fell inflicted so severe a WOUND
upon the sinews of the thigh tina
he was famed for life.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-02-10
There's The Lords Answer.

Many years ago, when in my
country charge, I returned one at
ternoon from q funeral, fatigued
with the days work. After long
ride had accompa aied the mour-
uers to the church yard. As I near
ed my stable door I felt a strange
prompting to visit o poor widow
who, with her invalid daughter.
lived in lonely cottage in an out
lying part of the parish. My nat
ural reluctance to make another
visit was overcome by a feeling
l could not resist, and 1 turned
my horses head towards the cot.
tage. I was thinking only of the
poor widows spiritual needs; hut
when I reached her house l was
struck with it's look OF unwonted
barrenuess and poverty. After
putting a little money into her
hand began to inquire into their
circumstances aud found that their
supplies had been utterly exhaust
ed since the night before. / asked
them what they had done. 81 jus,
spread it out before the Lord p
ibid you tell your case to any
friends?" Oh, no, sir, naebody
kens but Himself and me! / ken
He would ma forget, but l didns
ken hoo He wad help me till I saw
you come riding over the brae, ani
then l said There's the Lords an
swerp" Many time has the re
collection of this incident epcour
aged me to trust in the loving car
of my Heavenly Father.-New Tes
lament Anecdntes.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-02-10
THE PULASKI CITIZEN

arly potatoes. Send your order a
early SO your nerseryman can hav
it ready to ship on short notice.
Prepare the ground the same as TO
potatoes and plant while it Is fresh
Do not mark by furrow, but with a
line or sled, or, as do, by running
to stakes with wheelbarrow
with stone in it, so as to make a
| mark.
For blackherries and raspberries,
throw out one or two spades of
dirt, as the roots may require, every
three feet along the mark. Have a
boy to hold the plant in place
while you throw the dirt back
again, and tramp it well. Do not
plant tips of black caps too deep
Leave the young bud pointing up
and not over two inches under the
surface. In settiug strawberry
plants take a handful of them, DIP
the roots in water and give them
to boy. Take spade, thrust il
down lengthwise of the mark, draw
the dirt toward you, and have the
boy TO set a plant against the
hank behind the spade. Push the
dirt back with your foot and press
1t down with your whole weight
Be careful to have the roots put il
stright and not doubled up. Yo,
can set very fast when you get &C
, customed to 1t. / can take an &C
tive boy and set !, 900 plants in al
hour. When the plants begin t.
run, let them set in the row, ant
4 pillow the same as potatoes and keel
, clean 81 You will find it the bes
part of your potato patch.
l will write about the grape vine
J. another time END. Farmer.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-02-10
Life in Roats,

In Poland some families are born
and die in salt mines, without ever
living above ground, and in Japan
some are born and die in the same
way on boats, without ever living
on shore.
zone of the most interesting
features of japanese life to me-"
says recent traveller there, twas
the manner Of living in the boats
and jnnks, thousands of which fire.
qaent every bay along the coast.
The awkward junk always belong
to the members of but one family,
old and young live on board. The
smaller sail-boats are made like a
narrow fiat BOAT, and the sail
(they never have but one )is placed
very near the stern, and extends
from the mast about the same dis
lance in either direction, i. e., the
mast runs in the middle of the sail
when it is spread. In these little
boats men are born and die, with
out ever having an abiding place
on shore. Women are nearly all
naked, except in rains, when they
put. on layers of frinsy straw
mats, which give them the appear
a1ce of being matched. At night,
if in harbor, they bend poles over
the boat from side to side in the
boat 10 the shape of a bow, and
covering them with this straw wa
ter-tight, go to sleep, all together
like a lot of pigs.
"a child three years old car
swim like a fish; and often child ,et
who will learn of their own accord
are repeatedly thrown overboat(
until they become expert swim
mers. In the harbors children
seem to be perpetually tumblins
overheard. but the mothers delib-
erately pick them out of the waite
and cuffiag them a little, 90 OIL
with their work. 1t is really as
to1ish;ng at what age these boy
ald girls will learn to skull boat
l have seen q boat 20 feetsion,
most atho ,Iy managed by thre
children, all undef seven years O
age. I am told that notwithstand
ing their aptness at swimmiD,
many hoatmen get drowned, for q
,, boat ever goes TO another's aid, no
/, will any boatman save anothe
from drowning, because, as he says
it is all fate, and be who inter
fe es with fate will be severely pun
isned in some way. Besides thi;
Che saving Of boatman's life onl
keeps a chatting soul so much long
er in purgatory, when it ought t
: be released by the death of the sal
, or which the gods, by fate, seer
10 have selected for the pul
l pose" Christian at Work.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-02-10
Fruits For The Family.

If you have decided to set some
fruit plsnts as l suggested in my
last article, and have arranged to
leave the five rows on one side OF
the potato patch, l will tell you
when and how to plant them.
Leave these rows four feet apart.
In the outside row plsnt 100 Syn
der blackberries, three feet apart in
the row. In the next row set 10C
Mt. Vernon and 100 Sharpless
strawberry plants, Is inches apart
In sthe next row set 100 Gregg
raspberry plants three feet apart in
rows. In the fourth row set 20C
Crescent strawberry, same as the
second row; and in the fifth row sci
so Turner and so Crimson Beauty
both red raspberries. These will
give a fine supply for a good sized
family and ought not to cost over
1915. All will commence bearing
the next year after planting.
Arrange to have them on hand to
plant the same time you plant your
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-02-10
An Old Fraud,

"Uncle Stead is what they call
ed q shrewd old man who used to
live in Winthrop, says the Lewis
ton Me- Journal. One of his
fellow citizens was a man named
Lovejoy. Uncle Stead met LoveJoy
in the village one day, and he said
to him:
"Lovejoy, there's poor woman
lives out on the edge of the town
that needs some provisions. I'm
willing to supply her, but I've sold
my horse aud have no way of get
ting the stuff to her. Now, I'll buy
her barrel of -four and a ham il
you. will carry them out to her
with your team"
Lovejoy said certainly he'd be
very glad to do it. Accordingly
Uncle Stead bought barrel Of
-four, ham, a bucket of sugar, etc.
and telling Lovejoy where the wo
man lived, sent him off on the er-
rand Of charity with the goot
things in his pung.
Lovejoy easily found the house
where the woman lived. He un
loaded the goods, putting like {
grampus as he rolled the barrel o
-four in and said to the lady:
"Mr. Steadman sent you thes,
provisions. He's a mighty kint
man to send you all these goo'
things"
"Well, I don't know why h
shouldn't send them to mel" ex
claimed the woman in surprise,
accents. 'He's my husband"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-02-10
An Unreasonable Request.

Houston, they tell me that you
knocked down Raymer, the dude
photographer? Such exhibitions
of temper are not creditable to
you"
Bromley, he gave me strong
provocation."
9Th? Why thought he was q
very mild hammered fellow" :
He told me to look little more
pleasant"
"Well, that was a reasonable re-
quest, wasn't it?'
"Not after the fifteenth blunder-
ing attempt to make my picture
Philadelphia Call.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-02-10
Size Of the First Wa:ch,

At first the watch was about the
size of a desert plate. 1t had
weights and was used as a "pocket
clock" The earliest known use of
the modern name occurs in the re-
cord of 1852, which mentions that
Edward vi had "one larum or
watch of iron, the case being like
wise of iron gilt with two plummets
of lead" The first watch may
readily be supposed to be Of rude
execution. The first great i'm
provement-the substitution of
springs for weights-was in 1860.
The earliest springs were not coil
ed, but only straight pieces of steel.
Early watches had only one hand,
and, being wound up twice q day,
they could not be expected to keep
the time nearer than fifteen OF
twenty minutes in twelve hours
The dials were silver and brass
the cases had no crystals, but open,
ed at the back and front, and were
four or five inches IN diameter. A
plain watch cost more than $500
and after one was ordered it took $
year to make it,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-02-10

By a study of the organisms
which work upon corpses, NJ. Ma
gum claims to be able to determine
the date of death-a matter which
is Of great Importance. In body
which had lain in a cellar for s
year five different species OF acari
ma were traced, with the order o
succession and duration of each
One species consumes the fatty &C
ids. another absorbs the fluids. an(
each dies when it's work is ended
which is in six or eight weeks il
summer. The date of a murder
the victim of which was found bu-
ried in a garden, was very accur-
ately Observation-Disclosures TRAY
eler.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-02-10
The Bows,

Don't make the mistake of think
ing that anything will do for the
boys!" Upon what is done for
your boys depends their lifelong
habits and career. With a small,
dark room, dull carpet, hard bed
and all the old furniture, what boy
can be taught the pleasure of own
ing nice things and the Importance
of keeping them in order? Give
the boys equal advantages with
your girls. Coax them to stay at
home with good books and periodi-
Gals, pictures, ornaments and com.
forts in their sleeping rooms, have
their chums come to dinner fire.
quently, invite their girl friends
often, and treat them with great
politeness at all times. A wise
mother, well known to us, puts lit
tie lunches for her boys in their
room when they. have been out
spending an evening and come
home late. Not long since one Of
them said to her: II don't believe
anybody else will ever do that fol-
me, and l doubt very much if
ever have another home that will be
as pleasant as this has been"
Oh, it pays to treat the boys
well !-Ex.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-02-10
Ten thousand shapes and i'll
shapes and ten Thousand form
Early Promise Of G. easness.

Very few men have achieved EN-
ineHt usefulness who have not, as
boys. given some indication of q
talent or desire strong enough to
confne their lives into one narrow
channel John Howard, the great
prison reformer, although success
full as tradesman, left, while still a
lad, the upholsterel's shop in which
he had lived, and set of on tour
of reform and exploration in his
nighborhood. Wilbefforce, when
but fourteen, wrote letter to the
local paper against "the odious
traffic in human flesh"
A little Scotch boy of nine was
once reproved for misconstruing 8
Latin sentence by Dominic Frazer,
of the Edinburgh High School
The boy insisted he was right, anG
was whipped for his insolence. The
next day he appeared loaded with
grammars, and forced the master t.
confess himself in The wrong. The
obstinate young dlsputant was ST
terward Lord Broughham, who new
er suffered himself to be worsted il
argument.
James watt before he was ff
teen had constructed a steam engin,
and George Stephenson when
child of nine used TO build clay en-
gines.
We might multiply Illustration
but such have already been mad
familiar.
! The years between twelve auc
sixteen are the most anxious ant
important in a boys life, for it i:
then that he and his family ar,
choosing his future trade or profes
sion. 1t is only fair to the boy ant
to the sman he is to be that thi
choice should be decided, not b.
outside transient circum stances
but by his talent, character and nat
ural hent.-Youth's Companion.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-02-10
Children at Table,

From the time the child is old
enough 20 sit at the table teach
him the proper use of the knife,
fork and spoon. Never allow a
child to lean upon the table; habits
such as that will accompany him
all through life. He should be
taught to wait patiently until his
elders are served. 1t is very I'M
portant to carefully observe these
minor points. by proper training
In the beginning parents are saved
annoyance and modification in the
future. At this age children should
be dieted as carefully So when they
were infants. By this is not meant
that their diet should consist solely
of milk by no means, but do not
fall into the error SO widely preva-
lent that children having obtained
their teeth are capable of digesling
all manner of food. This is the
chief cause of destruction of life in
children between three and six
years of age. their ssomachs beiD g
totally untitled for the rich food
they are allowed to eat. Potatoes
meat, rice, oatmeal, brown bread
ripe fruit and as much milk as they
can drink is the proper diet fol
children OF that age.-Good House
keeping.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-02-10
Home PEOPLE First.

For years and years The CITIZEN
has preached the doctrine Of matu-
ality among home people. 1t used
to be SO that Giles countians had
as soon vote for or patronize an out
slider as home man. Our older
readers can remember how we have
fought this and urged close com.
munion. Other counties practiced
it TO their benefit and our detriment
for years before We fell into it. We
believe now, however, tina, our peo-
pie all agree that it is our mutual
duty and interest to help each 9TH
er first and stand by each other to
The last-not in spirit of selfish
ness, but of neighborliness and
triendliness. The new departure
has been repeatedly exemplified re-
Gently. Ask a Giles county man
who he is for for any office from
president down and he names an
other Giles county. man for FIRST
choice. Our members OF the legls-
iature voted for Col. Rose from end
to end, for Bugg, Peden, McLau-
rine and others, never growing wea-
nv or losing hope. The other day
the Banoer held an election for
president among the members aad
both d.. Ilarwell and Mr.. Yancey
declared for Cleveland and Jno. c.
Brown.
The CITIZEN has learned recently
more of the bond of mutually that
holds Giles countians together by
the unanimity of sentiment in favor
of the new railroad. Every man
seems to be actuated by a sincere
patriotic desire TO build up Pulaski
and the county. The old spiteful
feeling that once existed bet1ee
town people and country people is
gone. We all have one common
interest, and we have learned that
to help and stand by each other il
the best way TO promote the inter
est Of all and each.
The canvass for subscriptions Il
the Sheffield road will probably
shortly begin and this community
OF feeling is going to bear fruits
We have yet to hear f a man who
says he will not give. All are earn
estly anxious to see this grea
work consummated that is to be th,
saving of our town and county.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-02-10

Billy Sellers, a travelling man,
was waiting for the St. Louis girl
be was going to take to the theatre
to put on her wraps.
"Ah," said he, as he strayed to-
ward the center table, 81 see that
some of your folks are admirers OF
the manly sport. To whom do
these boxing gloves belongY"
Twill you be kind enough to
hand me my ear muffs which you
have in your hand" she returned,
icily.
A chilliness then arose between
them which has not yet been dis
PEELED.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-02-10

Not long ago q man in Columbia,
Pa, gave as wedding present to a
York couple an eight dollar clock
which he had bought on the in
stallment plan. He paid six dollars
and was slow about paying the 9th
er two dollars. So the agent, who
knew where the clock was, went to
York, scared the bride into giving
it up, and then disappeared. The
groom brought suit against the
agent but he could not be found
and the young man had to pay
costs. He says whom he marries
his second wife he wants no pres.
ents on the installmeat plan
PHILADELPHIA Press.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-02-10

One day recently q Judy in South
Portland, in need of Chinese SER
want, asked her laundryman 70
send her one whom he could recon-
mend. Next day a Chinsman came
and presented the folio wing note
of Introduction: "Mrs. Lady
Friend She: You when at there
told me want to boy cooking. ]
had have a boy is good man and
honest man he neat and clean and
doing nicely that this one best one
never you have bero:e like he does
wish could take him to stay with
you and Loong Git recommend
him come to she. Portland Ore
gonian.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-02-10

1t was a very ragged but an ex-
ceedingly polite beggar, who took
of his greasy cap toa gentleman
On Broadway and said:
Pardon me, sir, will you please
grant me the favor of a gratuity 81
five cents; l have not yet dined.'
Neither have l. said the gen le-
man, more 20 himself than to the
beggar because he was hur-ving
home for that purpose
"Then make it ten cen;s," sid
the beggAr, land We'll dine TO-
gether." -S;ftings.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-02-10
A gentleman from the twenty

A gentleman from the twenty
eighth district of Sumter county
tells the following on an old fash
toned storm in which he had 8
place. He says that storm passed
over Virginia and North Carolins
fifty years ago. A negro was in
boat in one of the rivers fishing
the storm came, scraped up The
earth forty feet wide and ten fee
deep, struck the river, lifted negro
boat, and river up, carried then
fifty miles and let them down il
new place, and left the Negro
still fshing.-Savannah News.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-02-10

have been out building play
house to-day for my little girls,
and though it took half a day of n y
valuable time, l reflected that il
would probably save me week OF
time as valuable, during the sum
mer, if they had place to kesp
their litter instead OF the sitting
room. Besides in after year, II want
nv children to look back to a hap
DIV childhood. So under the large
apple trees l inclosed space and
partitioned it into kitchen, pantry
dining room, sitting room, parlol
and ball, caFpeted Two rooms with
straw mating, carried out their lit
tie chairs, table and tea sets, and
they were ready to keep house and
receive Company. Mamma" il
company. Two happier children
YOU never saw, and they are so de-
lighted to have mamma visit them
AS there is plenty of room f,r ml
sewing I chair, | think / shall
take nv work and visit them Otter
these summer afternoons. Gu
there in the cool shade. working
and planning for those love, real
ly | do not know but shall enjoy
the play house as much as the chill
dren.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-02-10

Corn starch pudding: Three ~
blespoonfuls of corn starch. tree
tablespoonful of sugar, two eggs
and one quart Of milk. Flavor to
taste. Dissolve the starch with
part of the milk. Heat the balance
of the milk to boiling and then mix
the whole. Pour into the mo d
Eat cold.
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A Truthful Newspaper Sermon.


We begin by declaring what will
be appreciated when studied-that
no greater Gu Sc can fall upon a
community than a vicious, pur-
chasable newspaper, and whose edi
toriai columns can be controlled by
money. Usually the first indica-
tionl OF vicious aims in a newspa-
per is advertising its own honesty.
This comes from two Causes
guilty conscience and weakness.
Weak men always undertake to
hedge against their misdeeds by
great professions. 1t is a rule in
criminal law that the steps taken
by criminal to protect himself
are generally the best evidence oil
guilt, and that o great offender is
always his own accuser. Whenever
an editor of newspaper assumes
to be the champion of the poor
man, the poor maa had better keeI
watch on him. Whenever q news
paper is quick to assail everybody
and everything. the editor may bt
written down a demagog. When
ever an editor becomes the specia
protector of the people against the
vices of his profession, he is tne
devils emissary. An editor WHIT
boasts of higher political life thar
others about him, and undertakes
to protect both parties against tn,
frauds of each other, is himself ,
fraud. The man who uses a news
paper to assail private character o
even to annoy private citizens
has heart regardless of social du
ty and is fatally bent on mischief
Hence, we repeat that no create
curse can fall upon cnmmunit,
than vicious newspaper. Their
is no such agency capable of a
much evil. 1t is poisonous, 1t poi
sons governors, legislatures, NUM-
cipalties. 1t disturbs the social re
lations Of innocent people; it deg
radates society and despoils til
home circle, breaks up family tie
and alienates friends. There ia n
defam alton like the defamation of
newspaper.-Nashville Union.